In order to achieve your goals, you have to create them first. Write down your daily goals and achievements. Use this journal every day to create a positive mindset. Authors: Scott O. You can start at the end if you want. Today is a play day. Did you bring a pen or pencil? Maybe you should try crayons instead. What other object could you use as a writing utensil? This assignment is not a college thesis. Your degree does not depend on it. Who cares what kind of silliness you create?
The point is to amuse yourself and no one else. Have a little fun today! Kennedy] relishes notable writing, and has ever since he started collecting examples of good prose and putting them in a bound book, which he was still doing when he started running for president. Bradlee You are not the only one with good ideas.
Another way you can fill up your notebook is by writing down quotes from others that inspire you. One of the best ways to achieve success is to learn from others. John F. Kennedy collected quotes to inspire him, to remind him of significant ideas, and to help him along the road to success.
You have endless resources at your fingertips with the Internet. You can look up quotes on just about any subject. You may also pull good prose from a book you are reading or a newspaper article. Is there a colleague you admire at work? Write down some of the things they say as a way to learn from their behavior. Sometimes the best quotes come from children. Are there any wise little ones in your life? Did they say something recently that was unusually wise or funny? Write it down. Your assignment today is to write down three quotes in your notebook that came from someone besides you.
How do those quotes make you feel? Are they inspiring? On Day 27 you were given a week to turn an opportunity into a reality. Have you had a chance to do that yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Get to work! You will come across hundreds of opportunities every day. Grab on to one of them. If you did it, way to go! He has been both cheered and jeered for his malapropisms, but sometimes the obvious is exactly what you need.
Keep it simple. How can you simplify your life today? One great way to do that is to become a good observer. Drop your agenda and expectations and turn your vision to others.
It will give you the opportunity to become a better friend, a better spouse, a better coworker, and a more-well-rounded individual. Observation is quite a useful tool for success. Your assignment today is to pretend the world is new. You just landed here on Earth, and there is nothing you can assume about human nature. Your task is to simply observe without judgment. Discard everything you know and start over objectively.
Watch and take note. Jot down the things you find interesting in your notebook. What are some important things you notice? How do people come together in a crisis? Who is the first to reach out and help? How do others react to that person? Can you identify people who are only concerned about their own well-being? How are they treated by others?
Make a list of observations you would like to emulate and those you would not want to repeat. Through all of this, keep it simple.
Watch and listen and learn. She was walking by the window of her office and stopped to observe some of her employees loading a van to start the day. Angela was talking on her cell phone and pacing back and forth while the other employees loaded vacuums and mops and other equipment into the back of the van.
Julie shook her head and flicked her pen against her crossed arms. Obviously, Angela was not pulling her weight. Just yesterday she left a job early. Julie made a mental note to pull Angela aside at the end of the day and give her a final warning or she would have to find another job. Did Julie make the right decision? How many observations did she use to come to her conclusion? The answer is two. Is that enough?
Did she ask Angela or any of the other employees why she left early the day before? Should she have done so? How many observations do you collect before you make a decision? The more observations you can assemble, the more accurate your picture. Your task today is to count the number of observations you gather before making a conclusion. Count them; write them down in your notebook; and work to increase the number throughout the day. More observing and less contemplating will get you closer to the truth.
Knowing is the point when you arrive at the finish line. Thinking is more interesting than knowing, because you are engaged. The best of them all is looking. Looking contains a surprise factor. It also takes the pressure off you. You are not creating what you see. You are simply taking note of it. Observation is not a difficult task. It is a discovery. Looking is thought provoking, and thinking will help you to become more knowledgeable.
It is a continuous cycle of learning. You give yourself more ammunition for success if you increase your observational skills. Observations are fuel for thought and knowledge. Your assignment today is to continue to collect observations in all aspects of your life. Again, this task is not drudgery. Make it fun—but avoid making others uncomfortable.
Your goal here is not to become a stalker. Just pay attention to what goes on around you. If you want to achieve success, now is the time to put your words into action. This is the point where many individuals get discouraged.
But you are not average. This is where you have the opportunity to separate yourself from the pack. You will find that taking action is not as tiresome as you imagine.
You just have to act. You will now break away from the crowd simply by doing. That is one type of action that will lead to success. What are other things you can do today to send you on the road to achievement? Just button your lip and get off the couch. Do you have unfinished projects around the house? Pick one and do it. Just pick one job and complete it.
You can worry about other stuff another day. Your assignment today is to pick one thing around the house that you have been meaning to complete and finish it. Kaiser You are now becoming a person of action. How does it feel? It can be quite a powerful experience. Even a little bit of work gives you a large return in the form of pride and accomplishment.
Jonathon became a man of action. He started with little tasks and stayed in motion, and soon he found he was accomplishing things he never thought possible. He even built a workroom onto his house where he could follow his dream of woodworking. She had always known he was quite an artist when it came to woodworking, but she had no idea he had the gumption to follow through with something like this.
Jonathon started many projects in the past, but he finished very few. Just months prior, she had been badgering him to get his unfinished woodblocks off of her craft table in the basement.
Jonathon hiked up his pants and looked around, busting with pride. Get back to work. At that point, she had only seen him carry out one project to completion.
You must remember to be modest in speech even when you start to become a person of action. You are proud that you made a very important change in your life. That is a great triumph! Pile up more actions instead to build your success. Push forward in the action category, and you will be happily surprised with the results. They will look at the evidence and realize you are someone who gets a job done. No further explanation is necessary at this point.
Your job today is to exceed in actions. Today you will avoid lethargy and stay in motion. Find out just how much you can accomplish in twenty-four hours. At the end of the day, make a list of everything you did in your notebook. How does it look? Could you have done more? This list is for your eyes only. The next day you will get back into action and keep the secret of your success to yourself.
It would be incredibly satisfying to know that you put all of the materials you were given to good use and built a happy and fulfilling existence. Now is your chance to make that happen. There is really no need to conserve your talents. There is absolutely no reason to wait to use the skills you have been given. In fact, you are doing yourself a disservice by not using up your talents right now and sharing them with the rest of the world. You may find that you have a treasure within you that increases the more it is given away.
When you share your gifts in a way that betters the world around you, you will be blessed with riches beyond measure. You can consider yourself an immediate success, because you have been a positive force on earth. What do you want to be able to say at the end of your life? Do you want to say I used everything you gave me, or do you want to say, I have a little bit left over?
Do you want to live a wasteful life or a fulfilling life? The choice is yours. Your assignment today is to use your talents. You have a vast supply. Share your gifts with the rest of the world. They may be good or bad. It is understandable that you would have some trepidation about taking action when you are unsure of what might happen.
You could fail. You also might be successful. There is no guarantee one way or the other. Gandhi makes one very important point, though, and that is if you do nothing, there will be no result.
You have no chance of winning. When that truth is brought to light, it makes the decision to take action quite a bit easier. You picked up this book because you have a desire to be successful. You have a yearning to live up to what you know deep down you are capable of being.
The only way you can do that is to take action. Today, your task is to dig deep and consider actions that you can take right now that will lead to your success. Life is unpredictable, so you do not have the luxury of waiting any longer. Act now! If you do nothing today, you will receive nothing in return. How much better will you feel about yourself if you take action this very moment? There is a brand new world outside waiting for a contribution only you are uniquely qualified to give.
Take action today. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Aspirations are goals floating high in the sky and shining in the sunlight. When you feel discouraged, you can look to them, believe in them, and follow them.
Every successful person fills their own imaginary sky with aspirations. It helps them to reach further and try harder and achieve more than they would have if they kept their face to ground and never looked up to the heavens.
One very important secret that successful people have discovered is that they do not have to achieve those highest aspirations. They simply have to strive for them, to follow where they lead. The final result is much less important than the journey toward that shining goal.
What do your aspirations look like? Are they sparkling in the sunlight like those of Louisa May Alcott? Or are they hidden in the darkness under piles of blankets or deep in a cave? Do you hide your highest aspirations even from yourself?
Your assignment today is to draw a picture of your aspirations. What do they look like? Are they diamonds sparkling in a midnight sky? Are they a strong flowing river that runs through a verdant forest? Draw a picture of your dreams. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Being willing is not enough; we must do. It is the main ingredient for success, so you will continue to be nudged toward doing. You just have to do it.
Marion listened intently to the doctor and was willing to make a change. She bought a library full of self-help books to help her lose weight. She read them all and studied the pros and cons of each in preparation to make a change in her life. She did so much to prepare for change that she was practically an expert on nutrition and exercise, but Marion was still fifty pounds overweight, and her blood sugar levels were out of control.
Knowledge and willingness do not mean much if they are not followed by action. Do you find yourself in an endless cycle of preparation today? You will learn so much more by taking action. Your assignment is to write down three ways you can take action today, and then actually do those three things.
Have you considered that? It is so important to be a positive influence on others. You can create an entire string of success by lifting others up and applauding their accomplishments and acknowledging their talents and good deeds.
Think of how many times you have noticed something good about someone else and neglected to acknowledge it. You know how wonderful it feels when someone pays you a compliment or congratulates you on a job well done. Do the same for others and see what happens.
Find ways to bring out the best in people around you. Concentrate on someone other than yourself for awhile. This is not a contest. Thinking of someone else will not put you behind on the road to success. It does not diminish your own talents. Spend some time concentrating on how the people around you feel. How can you help them feel better? What can you do to bring them success? Your actions create a ripple effect that influences how others feel. Consider how people feel as a result of the things you do.
Do you make people feel happy and safe and loved? Do you make others feel comfortable? Or do you worry people and leave them feeling like they are on pins and needles around you?
Do you have a calming influence on others, or are you more like a tornado that tears through their lives? Your assignment today is to observe how you make others feel. In fact, one of the unifying factors of humanity is our faults.
We all have flaws, and the person who is aware of that and can laugh about it is much more likable than one who tries to appear perfect. What are your faults? Do you know? Your assignment today is to make a list of your character defects. Be as honest as possible. You can start with the seven deadly sins as a guideline.
They are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Every single one of us probably touches on each of these sins at some level. You do not need to be exhaustive in your list of faults. The object of this lesson is not to throw you into a deep depression. It is simply an exercise in awareness. It is important to be aware of your blunders so that you can work on them, but it is also important to note that we all have faults. We are all fallible.
We are the same in that respect. No one is free of flaws. Everyone has some difficulty to overcome. You can achieve success by dealing with your shortcomings and having a sense of humor about life when you fail. How boring it would be to be perfect. There would be nothing to work on! Find the humor in your faults, but never stop working to overcome them. We all gain a bit of comfort in knowing that nobody is perfect.
You can help others feel better by admitting your faults and dealing with them rather than attempting to give the impression of perfection. Principle 2: Smile. Principle 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. Principle 6: Make the other person feel important—and do it sincerely.
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